Apple’s first two foldable gadgets will go into commercial production in the second half of 2026, according to analyst Jeff Pu’s prediction yesterday.
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He gave some further information on these gadgets today. They are anticipated to go on sale in 2026 or 2027.Pu stated in a research note with investment firm GF Securities that the two gadgets will consist of a larger folding smartphone with an 18.8-inch display and a foldable iPhone with a 7.8-inch inner display. He called the larger foldable a hybrid between a MacBook and an iPad, and he thinks it will probably run macOS instead of iPadOS.
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This forecast is extremely audacious since it suggests that the 18.8-inch foldable gadget may turn out to be a Mac with a touch screen. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who wrote in his Power On email over the weekend, Apple’s reported design improvements with iOS 19 and macOS 16 could pave the way for new hardware designs, such as “foldable gadgets and touch-screen Macs.”
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Some doubt is justified for the time being, though, given there have been no rumors suggesting that a touch-screen Mac will be released as early as next year. Since Pu bases some of his foldable information on a recent Wall Street Journal report, it is probable that his macOS prediction is based solely on the newspaper’s assertion that the 18.8-inch device is “designed to act as a laptop.” However, we can dream about the fascinating prospect of a Mac with a touch screen until we hear otherwise.